IP Library Granted Patent US 8,395,721
Granted Patent B2
US 8,395,721 · App. 12/957,659 · Granted Mar 12, 2013

Liquid crystal display device

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Patent No.
US 8,395,721
App. No.
12/957,659
Granted
Mar 12, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A metal frame includes a first base portion and a first wall portion rising from the first base portion at a position excluding sections of a peripheral edge portion of the first base portion. A resin frame includes a second base portion arranged so as to extend from a region on a central side of the first wall portion of the first base portion to the plurality of sections of the peripheral edge portion, and a second wall portion rising from the second base portion above the plurality of sections. A liquid crystal display panel is supported on an upper surface of the second base portion of the resin frame. A peripheral edge of the liquid crystal display panel is positioned above the first wall portion. The second wall portion of the resin frame is positioned outside the peripheral edge of the liquid crystal display panel.

Claims (26)

1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a metal frame including a first base portion and a first wall portion rising from the first base portion at a position excluding a plurality of sections of a peripheral edge portion of the first base portion;

a resin frame including a second base portion arranged so as to extend from a region on a central side of the first wall portion of the first base portion to the plurality of sections of the peripheral edge portion, and a second wall portion rising from the second base portion above the plurality of sections; and

a liquid crystal display panel supported on an upper surface of the second base portion of the resin frame, wherein

a peripheral edge of the liquid crystal display panel is positioned above the first wall portion, and

the second wall portion of the resin frame is positioned outside the peripheral edge of the liquid crystal display panel.

2. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the resin frame is formed such that below the second wall portion, the second base portion is constricted from the second wall portion, and

the first base portion of the metal frame is formed so as to protrude beyond the second base portion at the plurality of sections.

3. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first base portion has a rectangular planar shape, and

at least one of the plurality of sections where the first wall portion does not exist is present at a side edge portion along a side of the rectangle.

4. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein

a thickness of the second wall portion is smaller than that of the first wall portion.

5. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive member bonding the liquid crystal display panel and the second base portion together, wherein

a width of the adhesive member is greater at a portion disposed in a region adjacent to the second wall portion than at a portion disposed in a region next to the first wall portion.

6. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein

a distance from an edge of the liquid crystal display panel to an outer edge of the second wall portion is equal to a distance from the edge of the liquid crystal display panel to an outer edge of the first wall portion.

7. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 2 , wherein

a dimension of the constriction is 0.05 mm or more.

8. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the peripheral edge of the liquid crystal display panel and the first wall portion face each other with a gap of 0.1 mm or more.

9. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein

a thickness of the first wall portion is greater than a distance from an edge of the liquid crystal display panel to an outer edge of the first wall portion.

10. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein

a thickness of the second wall portion is smaller than that of the first wall portion.

Assignments (8)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC
To: MAGNOLIA PURPLE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 071890/0202 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 17, 2023
From: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST, INC.
Reel/Frame 065614/0223 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 17, 2023
From: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST, INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY, INC.
Reel/Frame 065614/0644 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 17, 2023
From: JAPAN DISPLAY, INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY, INC.
Reel/Frame 065654/0250 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Nov 17, 2023
From: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Reel/Frame 065615/0327 →
MERGER Recorded Oct 20, 2011
From: IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027093/0937 →
COMPANY SPLIT PLAN TRANSFERRING FIFTY (50) PERCENT SHARE IN PATENT APPLICATIONS Recorded Oct 20, 2011
From: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027092/0684 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2010
From: OOHIRA, EIJI
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 025414/0685 →